Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-12-21

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CsoylRNon CHkRIEs 3 BoDW III, Eof Maine,
died on the I'll at lhias Ha Novel;
aged aixty nine yearaL He had been mi.
fering tor soma time. sS
lA CONVENTION ofi d elsgates, represent ting
all the count ies in the Esrritor Of Dakota,
was held sat Aberd sen On the 9th, and a
memorial to- Congress W'as una ntmOnsly
adopted praying that body to pssss an On
saPftng act admittinlg Dakota y to the Union
az one State
N IN Alabama Delegates 10 the National
Prohibit ton conye Ion. IA session on ths
vote TOR Generel Clinton b Flake Tor Presi-a
dent. b
I'M National COW ntions of Republican
clubs met Iii New York. on the 10Th. Daniel
n. Ryan, 0f Ohio, Was elected tampora
chairman, and 4 vloe-pres lent was ohosen
from each btata ss3
~ ~ TIN Anti-Saloon Republican State Com
naittee met III Syracuse, nv II !, on the Il 9Th
md adopted platform dec laring that
there 10 IN irxepressible conflict between
the liquor tra1ac and Christian ciyllizaAon
and fayorlng prohibit lon amendments and
local option and restrto lon by taxation.
n II Az the meeting Of the, Rapubl can clubs Ii
New York on the 10th Willian n. 8Eyarts
was elected pernlanent chairman h "a draft
was presented Of d cons tftutiOn for . Ma
Honal organisation, to be- known az the
sRepubhoan League Of the Unitea States,s
ofwhtah a president, three yice-p esidents
and . secretary and treasurer are to he the
othoera HI MI F5t4 Al NJ s,fl=
/ i. W1L1AM AKMs, : colured man. said to be
one hundred and three years old, was mar
ried on the 10th b Columbia, 8 q. to
Susan Watson. . young widow thirty three
years old by n . Y. b. \ #s$ I:
q s' s, i. FOREIGN. \ &. s g.ss' !#
Il Tim post -ofaoe at Norwood, Ont, was
robbed on the 18th Of $ll, 900 in cash.
$500 In stamps and $40. 900 in notes and
securities NJ 4s.s h, 4 ga s|a IN Il
n THRna men, one Of them . New York de-
teotive, were convicted at Liverpool on the
18th Of smuggling tobacco inside Of cotton
bales and were fined SIS, 900: i ! 81
A TEE Legislature which was recently eleot-
ed In Hawaii has ont down tho salaries Of
all tho state otaci lie and materially no
duced the salary Of the King. g#5
+ TWENTY wealthy residents Of the City Of
Mexico we're ON tho 18th fined for prao-
ticing religious ceremonies on tho streetl
contrary to law. 4 n. II. .f$sz f s Il Il
II "a UNrED STATES Fish Commission car ar
rived In the City of Mexico on tho 18th
with Ave thousand carp and goldfish as q
gift to The Mexican Government
A DISCOVERY OF several bushels of buried
Spanish gold pieces OF tho date Of 1893.
was made by two persons near St Martina
n B.. on the 18th. &,. & . .. /. Ii.
ApvIcBs received In Gan Francisco on the
10Th state that Ching Chow and ten other
populeus cities in the province Of Honau,
China, were destroyed on the night Of Sep
TENDER % last by the bursting OF the banks
Of the Yellow river. q former rich plain Of
great extent boing now ten TO thirty feet
under water Thousands OF lives were
lost and millions Of people were reported
naked and starving. The catastrophe wa
said to bs the most appalling occurrence OF
modern hmea ia. 1.:s g3s
MANY Of the students Of the University 81
Moscow who created riot in that city re.
Gently were arrested on the 10Th and sent
into exile & q It.s l. /. I. # II q:
D1spA1oHxs OF tho 18th say that eight
mon were killed and forty wounded In an
election riot al Jamaniye, Mex. The ballot.
boxes were destroyed ana the old msyol
will hold over s
JOHN " ELLIS, member OF the Dominion
Parliament for St John, n. B., In his paper.
the Gtobe, declares In favor Of annexins
Canada to the United Btatee $a .35.sss. 4 !
tn total number Of Immigrants arriving
IN Canada from January I to November sc
Of this year was 1873, 182, a. against 3O9.-
ADJ tho corresponding period Of the yeal
preceding ssZz$ S.. 522,s 4s5ssss5
Ta1 Mexican Congress adJourned on thu
18th after authorizing new loan Of 80.
500, GOO and passing q law making eduoa,
tion compulsory In the federal DISTRICT and
the territories ~ i.,'* s5s5 $50 r =